Cortney Given, Mom to Zola (HLHS), Podcast host of Mindset for Medical Moms, and Life Coach, is truly inspirational with her passion to help other Medical Moms. When her middle child, Zola, was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome in

Heart of A Lion

May 5th, 2021 27m 8s

In this episode, Mary speaks with Heather, a Labor and Deliver RN and mom to 3. Her youngest son, Judah, was born with a complex congenital heart defect. We discuss how this journey has impacted their family and her work as a nurse, specificall

Lessons Learned: Advocate

May 5th, 2021 47m 57s

Mary speaks with Lindsay, a fellow Adult Congenital Heart Disease survivor, about the importance advocacy, mental health, relocation with a chronic illness, and so much more. Lindsay has never let CHD define her and is passionate about patie

Heart Mom & Writer

Mar 31st, 2021 57m 45s

Mary speaks with Anna Jaworski, she is a heart mom, host of "Heart to Heart with Anna", and writer. She has been active in the Congenital Heart Defect community for many years. We discussed what it was like to have limited information about CH

The Murmur

Mar 3rd, 2021 46m 50s

Mary and her dad, David, discuss the murmur that changed everything for their family. His gut feeling that something wasn't right, which lead to admission to the neonatal intensive care unit and multiple open heart surgeries. Join along for the

Fibrosis, Cirrhosis, Congestion, Fontan Associated Liver Disease (FALD)?!

Mar 3rd, 2021 24m 25s

Dr. Daniel Ganger, Hepatologist at Northwestern Medicine, and Mary discuss the difference between congestive hepatopathy and Fontan Associated Liver Disease (FALD) as well as when a Heart - Liver Transplant may need to be considered.

The First Nine Days

Mar 2nd, 2021 46m 53s

Mary goes back to the beginning with her own Heart Mom, Barb. They discuss the early days, months, and years of Mary's life. From finding out about Mary's congenital heart disease, being on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), cardiac ta

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